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Osteoporosis

Osteoporosis Meaning & Definition
Osteoporosis Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Osteoporosis?

[n] abnormal loss of bony tissue resulting in fragile porous bones attributable to a lack of calcium; most common in postmenopausal women

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See Also | pathology

Osteoporosis In Webster's Dictionary

\Os`te*o*po*ro"sis\, n. [NL.; osteo- + Gr. ? pore.] (Med. & Physiol.) An absorption of bone so that the tissue becomes unusually porous.

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